[Rhodes22-list] Headup, list admin

Rik Sandberg rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 23:30:09 -0500


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Michael,

Hmmm.......wonder if that's why I just got something from McAfee a few 
minutes ago???? Don't usually get stuff from them at this time of night.

Rik


At 12:14 AM 8/1/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>It not only me, 50% of the web should be doing the same thing tonight. 
>openssl is used by everyone and every body. this is a real screw up on the 
>openssl people front. Their is no problem with the list, a buffer overrun 
>was found in the SSL libs that is used to secure privacy on the web. The 
>hole is big enough that the machine can be taken over which is very very 
>bad, extremity when you consider that SSL is a security package in it 
>self. This is preventive medicine, thing of it as a condom before someone 
>try to give us the clap :-)
>
>MJM
>  ----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:racerrik@rea-alp.com>Rik Sandberg
>To: <mailto:rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
>Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Headup, list admin
>
>Thanks Michael,
>
>Your doing a heck of a job. AND, what's this???? notice that there is 
>going to be a problem????? What a concept. Never seen that done before. :-) :-)
>
>Thanks for letting us know, I, for one, got kinda tired of never having a 
>clue what the heck was going on.
>
>Rik
>
>
>
>
>
>At 11:49 PM 7/31/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>>Looks like throes group screwed the pooch again(openssl), I have an 
>>emergency upgrade to the systems taking place right now, The SSL 
>>libraries are being replaced on this machine right now and the packages 
>>that they link to, security upgrade before the script kiddes find out, 
>>the list might be slow 0:00-3:00 with about a 15 minutes outage as the 
>>machine is boot in to the new kernel and packages, no member need to due 
>>anything, just a heads up.
>>
>>MJM

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Michael,<br><br>
Hmmm.......wonder if that's why I just got something from McAfee a few
minutes ago???? Don't usually get stuff from them at this time of
night.<br><br>
Rik<br><br>
<br>
At 12:14 AM 8/1/2002 -0400, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>It not
only me, 50% of the web should be doing the same thing tonight. openssl
is used by everyone and every body. this is a real screw up on the
openssl people front. Their is no problem with the list, a buffer overrun
was found in the SSL libs that is used to secure privacy on the web. The
hole is big enough that the machine can be taken over which is very very
bad, extremity when you consider that SSL is a security package in it
self. This is preventive medicine, thing of it as a condom before someone
try to give us the clap :-)</font><br>
&nbsp;<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>MJM</font>
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<dd>&nbsp;----- Original Message ----- 
<dd>From:</b> <a href="mailto:racerrik@rea-alp.com">Rik Sandberg</a> 
<dd>To:</b>
<a href="mailto:rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org">rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org</a> 
<dd>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:08 AM
<dd>Subject:</b> Re: [Rhodes22-list] Headup, list admin<br><br>

<dd>Thanks Michael,<br><br>

<dd>Your doing a heck of a job. AND, what's this???? notice that there is going to be a problem????? What a concept. Never seen that done before. :-) :-)<br><br>

<dd>Thanks for letting us know, I, for one, got kinda tired of never having a clue what the heck was going on.<br><br>

<dd>Rik<br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>

<dd>At 11:49 PM 7/31/2002 -0400, you wrote:<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>Looks like throes group screwed the pooch again(openssl), I have an emergency upgrade to the systems taking place right now, The SSL libraries are being replaced on this machine right now and the packages that they link to, security upgrade before the script kiddes find out, the list might be slow 0:00-3:00 with about a 15 minutes outage as the machine is boot in to the new kernel and packages, no member need to due anything, just a heads up.</font>
<dd>&nbsp;<font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>MJM</font></blockquote>
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